Comment & Analysis

Awards and Recognition

Barwa Bank Wins Islamic Finance News "Qatar Deal of the Year" and "Turkey Deal of the year" Awards

February 27, 2013

Barwa Bank Group, Qatar's fastest growing Shari'ah compliant banking service provider, today announced that it has won the Islamic Finance…

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Comment & Analysis

Global Businesses Look to 2013 with Renewed Confidence – FTI Consulting

February 25, 2013

Global business leaders have entered the New Year feeling surprisingly confident about future growth prospects, according to the latest research…

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Awards and Recognition

Al Baraka Islamic Bank wins Best Islamic Bank in Bahrain Award

February 24, 2013

Al Baraka Islamic Bank B.S.C was chosen as the Best Islamic Bank in the Kingdom of Bahrain for 2012, through…

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Awards and Recognition

IBQ wins Award for Best Private Bank for Privacy and Security

February 24, 2013

International Bank of Qatar, has been recently recognized for the second year running with a Euromoney award, being awarded the…

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Awards and Recognition

KPMG wins award for industry role

February 24, 2013

KPMG has been named Best Islamic Assurance and Advisory Services Provider at the 2012 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards. This marks…

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Comment & Analysis

BMO Harris Private Banking Market Outlook: Positive Signs Resonate Worldwide in Early 2013

February 24, 2013

BMO Harris Private Banking's latest Market Outlook Commentary Report reveals that 2013 is off to a robust start with several…

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Comment & Analysis

New Hedge Fund Deposits to Triple, Deutsche Bank Says

February 24, 2013

New allocations to hedge funds may more than triple this year, pushing the global industry’s assets to a new high,…

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Awards and Recognition

NBAD ETF wins Best Exchange Traded Fund Award

February 21, 2013

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi's NBAD OneShare MSCI UAE ETF has won the Best Exchange Traded Fund of the…

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Comment & Analysis

Retirement: a reality check – Simon Williams, Group Head of Wealth Management, HSBC

February 21, 2013

Many people are still not saving enough for old age - and the shortfall has got worse following the economic…

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Awards and Recognition

Clients Rank State Street No. 1 Globally for Securities Lending Among Custodians in Satisfaction Survey

February 20, 2013

Clients ranked State Street No. 1 globally among custodians in Global Investor/isf magazine's 2012 Beneficial Owners Survey on securities lending.…

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Comment & Analysis

Optimistic Outlook Among Fund Managers for 2013, Towers Watson Survey Finds

February 19, 2013

Fund managers have turned more optimistic about the prospects for equity returns while remaining negative on world growth and medium-term…

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Comment & Analysis

Turkey, Qatar cited most Islamic finance friendly tax systems

February 18, 2013

Turkey and the Qatar Financial Centre have the most Islamic finance friendly tax systems out of eight countries in the…

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